Tunki Project: Wetland Remote Sensing using Satellite Images and High Performance Computing


Tunki Project: Wetland Remote Sensing using Satellite Images and High Performance Computing
Published in:	Innovation in Education and Inclusion : Proceedings of the 16th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Date of Conference:	July 18-20, 2018
Location of Conference:	Lima, Perú
Authors:	Alvaro Mamani-Aliaga (Universidad Nacional De San Agustín, PE) Yessenia Yari-Ramos (Universidad Catolica San Pablo, PE) Pablo Yanyachi Aco-Cardenas (Universidad Nacional De San Agustín, PE) Ronald Apaza Veliz (Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, PE)
Full Paper:	#307

Abstract: Wetlands are important for the world due to the benefits they offer to humanity. However, there are studies showing their decrease in number in several regions. A form of monitoring of the wetlands is necessary to evaluate their reduction, appearance and / or disappearance. The Tunki project is a project to detect wetlands in a given region using satellite images and high-performance computing. The present work, exposes its architecture and its case study: the wetlands in the Chili river basin of the Arequipa-Peru region. The results show the wetlands detected and the mosaics generated using the satellite images and HPC.